Towards gender-inclusive industrialization in a post-pandemic world
Impacts of the pandemic on the labour market and recommendations for gender-inclusive industrial policy.
Impacts of the pandemic on the labour market and recommendations for gender-inclusive industrial policy.
Substantive progress is needed on specific sustainable industrialization indicators.
Countries can pick up their pace with policies based on reliable industrial statistics.
Advanced digitalization is becoming one of the key drivers of industrial resilience and competitiveness.
New evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa shows that public procurement policies improve domestic firm performance.
Digitalization holds promise for less industrialized economies but also underlines the need for increasing efforts in developing human capital.
The pandemic-induced crisis will have severe impacts on household incomes and industries in the region and requires swift policy actions.
The recovery of supply chains can be supported through trade policies and firm-specific initiatives.